How to Use going in a Sentence

going

1 of 2 noun

• The going got better as we neared the town.
• Debris in the street made the going difficult.
• She wrote four books in two years, and that's pretty good going by any standards!
• So snag ’em while the going is still good.
  — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
• The going was tough with a scant blood trail and no snow on the ground.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026
• Hiking off-trail is rough going.
  — Corey Buhay, Outside, 9 Sep. 2025
• Just make sure that your rowing form stays on point, even when the going gets tough.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
• Love comes and goes, but the going tends to be much more dramatic.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Mar. 2023
• Throw on with your favorite leather pants for a relaxed going-out look.
  — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Jan. 2023
• But the going was slow, the two men recounted.
  — Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
• The hours on either side of that will still be tough going, but not quite as severe.
  — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Lugo looked sharp in the early going.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
• That was in support of theater-going.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
• The spot price is the current going rate for silver in dollars per troy ounce.
  — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 4 May 2026
• Could these strange goings on be related to the murder next door?
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
• But in the early going, the change was zapping life off his fastball.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2022
• Coronato leads the club with two goals and three points in the early going.
  — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
• Some places where open water had frozen into a long, flat surface made for easy going.
  — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2023
• The Mont serves seasonal amuse-bouche or a quick bite to get the palate going.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
• The fog was unusually thick and the going was slow.
  — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2025
• The going doesn’t get any easier with Chelsea up next.
  — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• Weebles is housetrained and easy-going.
  — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• When the going gets rough in politics, mishap becomes metaphor.
  — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 23 June 2026
• Nor did the mistakes and mental errors that cost them so much in the early going.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2022
• The Wildcats have done a good job of doing that in the early going.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
• The ceiling has become the floor for the Huskies in the early going.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Dec. 2022
• This team has not exactly shown the resolve to deal with the going when the going gets tough.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
• The seniors all returned to the game in the late going, thanks to the lopsided score.
  — Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
• The Cavs have lineup absences of their own going into this one.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
• The defense has stepped up, allowing just six points in the early going.
  — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022

going

2 of 2 adjective

• He's the best novelist going.
• Industry sources said that is about half the going price for coal and gas.
  — Emily Green, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
• But simply locking him for the going rate is not something to cheer about.
  — Steven Ruiz, USA TODAY, 22 June 2017
• Nalani is an easy-going, sweet cat looking for her forever home.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Apr. 2021
• One is easy-going, messy and unconcerned about the state of her apartment.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2022
• Bryant was a good strong going guy and this is a testimony of how strong the river is.
  — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 3 June 2018
• Her calm strength and easy-going personality were a joy to all who knew her.
  — courant.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• He will be missed for his wonderful sense of humor and easy-going nature.
  — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• This scenic, easy-going path takes walkers through rolling hills and past small villages and historic ruins.
  — Rosemary McClure, latimes.com, 8 Oct. 2017
• The guys are easy-going but the girls' interrogations are tense.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 July 2020
• As the numbers have risen, its easy-going attitude has toughened.
  — The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018
• Rent for her two-bedroom unit was $824 a month, or about half the going rate for such apartments.
  — Jeff Collins, Orange County Register, 28 May 2017
• His sense of humor and quick wit along with his easy-going nature enabled him to be a success in his career.
  — courant.com, 28 Sep. 2019
• The going rate runs from $1 to $2 a signature—more than that as the filing deadline nears.
  — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 10 May 2018
• Ken was very passionate about music, concert going and day trips with his family and friends.
  — courant.com, 9 June 2019
• The going wisdom was that young, growing feet needed quality shoes and a careful fit.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• Bloom is an easy-going, mellow cat who has become the unofficial queen of catnaps.
  — Peggy Calhoun, idahostatesman, 26 May 2018
• The going rumor is that she will be replaced by Sergio Massa.
  — Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
• Her casual, easy-going attire helps the contestants feel at ease and lets their handicrafts shine.
  — Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2018
• Kayla Bowling was an easy-going, young mother who enjoyed life and loved her family.
  — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2022
• But there is no shortage of up-and-coming talents hankering to drive for a fraction of the previous going rate.
  — Jerry Garrett, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020
• One of the reasons for Pittman’s allure is his down-to-earth, easy-going, approach during interviews.
  — Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2020
• An easy-going and hard-working man, Rolando was well aware of the dangers of crossing Mexico.
  — Julie Watson, Fox News, 21 July 2018
• At the heart of that era from a musical standpoint was the easy-going and gentle sound that Denver personified.
  — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 16 July 2017
• Totem’s bike also has an easy-going and durable-looking step-through frame, with the battery mounted under the seat for better weight distribution.
  — Gear Team, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
• What results is a thoughtful, easy-going project that is sure to give you newfound love for not just Sade, but everything Mark has to offer.
  — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 4 May 2018
• The true freshman ended up covering the ball at Michigan State’s 2-yard line but couldn’t get anything going and had to punt it away.
  — Luke Srodulski, ajc, 7 Oct. 2017
• Grab a blanket, pick up your goods from Spotted Owl, and head a mile down the road to Lock 3 for an easy-going, yet perfect picnic.
  — cleveland, 21 Aug. 2020
• Note that a handful will be priced at $70, a $10 hike from the typical going rate for new games and a trend that has been suggested for the past few months.
  — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2020
• He is awed by Fitzpatrick’s humble, easy-going and funny demeanor and how freely the veteran just wants to share his knowledge and expertise.
  — Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2020